For a budding American soccer star, a personal alarm led to a second chance. Charlie Davies was considered a rising offensive force and a likely member of the U.S. World Cup team before suffering multiple injuries in a 2009 car crash.

Davies' comeback from a deadly car crash took a major step forward Wednesday when D.C. United opted to keep him on the team for the MLS season. United completed a deal to take Davies on loan from French club Sochaux, having decided he's sufficiently regained his playing form 16 months after a car crash that cost him his chance at a spot on the U.S. World Cup team.

Danny Allsopp scored twice to give D.C. United a 2-0 victory over the Philadelphia Union on Sunday and snap a five-game losing streak. The offensive outburst was unusual for United (4-14-3), who won for the first time in three games under interim coach Ben Olsen.